How old is this bag?

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This is a photo of a cows udder the day she freshened how old is she?


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jaimiediamond

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oakview said:
It's good to keep all the daughters we can from cows like that.  Sometimes it's also good to keep a son of their's, too.  I've got a 13 year old Augusta cow that just weaned what I think is my best 2014 born bull calf.  He's going to stay here a while.  Unfortunately I've only got 2 daughters in the herd.  I used another son of her's a little bit and have 10 outstanding daughters of him.  The old girl will calve next spring to Zulu.  Good luck prying that calf away from me if it's a heifer.

I unfortunately haven't got any other females out of old Julie aside from the 2 mentioned.  She has had mostly bull calves and daughters have been sold as sale features (not bright of me!)  Would love to see pictures of your bull calf!
 

Okotoks

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-XBAR- said:
Guess the first question I would have ask would've been: what stage of lactation is she in?
Ist page newborn
1st photo taken yesterday, the calf was born April 6 so 6 2/3 months
2nd photo above -10 months (still nursing as she was in the cow/calf class)
3rd photo above -about 7 months, would have been end of August 2008, the year after the show photo, that was taken the end of Nov.2007
 
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